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Lutke's halfbeak
Hemiramphus lutkei
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Lutke's halfbeak
- Scientific
- Hemiramphus lutkei
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (standard length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A halfbeak with a long lower jaw and a plain silvery body, reaching about 40 cm. It lives near the surface in coastal waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hemiramphus-lutkei.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/257258925
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.